QIANLONG INCISED SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Details

A RARE 'EEL-SKIN'-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
QIANLONG INCISED SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The globular body tapering towards the tall, slender neck which flares slightly at the mouth rim, covered overall and on the base with a dark green glaze with some yellowish mottling, the foot rim covered in a brown wash
15¾ in. (40 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired in the late 19th century and thence by descent within the family.

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Lot Essay

No other Qianlong-marked vase with this combination of shape and glaze appears to have been published, although one with a similarly elegant shape and of comparable size, but covered in a flambé glaze, was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30 May 2005, lot 1502.

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